It was a long weekend for all of us, but for all the right reasons. Sad to say, all of our teams, AND I MEAN ALL OF OUR TEAMS, lost in the NCAA tourney this weekend. First Vandy (Dad), next Nova (Luke), quickly thereafter Xavier (Mark, Maggie), and then tonight, Notre Dame (Dad, Abigail, Adam, Carrie). Makes me convinced that if St. Catherine (Mom) were in the tourney, they would definitely have moved on to the Sweet 16.
Yet, this weekend was still as fun as ever. On Friday night, Abigail and Aunt Kate drove into town, while Carrie and I took a train, bus, and train. Needless to say, lots of good food and lots of "good" basketball was had. Mom is looking great, always greeting us with a smile in the morning and some good commentary during the day. Most notably, in response to a conversation about Ben Hansbrough (ND) and Kemba Walker (UConn) between Dad and me - Mom steps in, "Oh, Kemba, yeah, if I had a dog in this fight, he would be it". Right again, Mom. Ben is on a bus back to South Bend, but Kemba will still be fighting for you next weekend.
But before that, we have a big week ahead of us. First, Luke flies in on Tuesday to hang with Mom for over a week. And then, Wednesday marks the most important day of this month to date. Mom will be heading to Sedalia Bothwell to receive a second type of chemo medicine that she can receive concurrently with the pill she is already taking. "If 1 is good, 2 is better." So please keep her in your prayers extra hard as we look forward to the mid-week and beyond.
And with that, it's time to head to bed as I'm sure Mom is already off and dreaming. Love you so much. Excited to see you in about a week. Goodnight.
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